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Celebrating New Year? This can make it more Amazing!

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 ORIGIN There are two stories about the origin of New Year:-   1st story - New Year wasn’t always celebrated on 1st Jan. The earliest New Year celebrations date back to about 4,000 years ago. At that time, the people of ancient Babylon began their New Year in March. They had an 11-day celebration at the beginning of Spring as the crops were being planted for the upcoming year. 2nd story - New Year on 1st January was declared by Julius Caesar, the Roman emperor. He declared 1st Jan as a national holiday after the name of the god Janus, the Roman God of doors and gates. Janus had two faces one looking forward and the other looking back. FACTS 1.) North America - People celebrate New Year by gathering family and friends for parties. Sometimes, meals and spectacular firework displays are also on. 2.) Greece - a gold or silver coin is mixed in the cake called a Vasilopita. The person receiving the piece of cake with the coin is said to be lucky for the rest of the year. 3.) Spain ...
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DO YOU KNOW THESE THINGS ABOUT PLANES AND JETS?

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1.) Can planes take off and land vertically? Answer to this is YES. One of the most exciting development in aircraft technology is the VTOL (Vertical take-off and landing) planes. The most successful aircraft of this type is the British-made Harrier Jump Jet. The normal twin-jet aircraft have have the jet engines fixed at the sides of the aircraft or to the wings but Single Jet-Engined Aircrafts have the engine built in its fuselage. Both the aircrafts suck-in air from the front and mix it with the fuel in the Compression-Chamber, then the Exhaust Gases are ejected from the rear which thrusts the aircraft forward. The engines in the VTOL aircrafts can be repositioned vertically and the exhaust is directed downwards and the aircraft is thrusted upwards. VTOL Aircrafts are mainly used for military purposes. Long runways are not needed for the Take-Off and Landing of VTOL Aircrafts. Once in air they can fly at supersonic speeds. The Harrier Jump Jet. 2.) How does Autopilot mode works? Aut...
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